Lake Fork Fishing Report for October 5, 2015




Fall has arrived here at Lake Fork. The cool nights have started the water temperatures down under the 78 degree mark and the water clarity is still stained. The Bass fishing has picked up this week with Bass being caught on Carolina rigs, trick worms and small crankbaits. I continued to use the 4 inch Tightline UV green hog on my Carolina rig and a Zoom Chartreuse/pumpkin Trick worm rigged wacky style on my wacky rig. The Strike King 1.5 square bill crankbait (natural shad) worked good to locate and catch fish. We continued to use Duckett Rods and ABU Garcia reels with Stren 17 pound test line as our tackle of choice this week.

White Bass and Yellow Bass fishing remained fair this week. I did notice more and more White Bass schooling this week. Keep a chrome and black rattle trap handy to use on schoolers. The straight minnow worked good in 24 foot of water over brush piles and around the 515 West bridge.

The Crappie fishing picked up a little this week. A lot of small Crappie are still being caught. Use a chartreuse 1/8 ounce Crappie jig in 12 to 24 foot of water around the bridges and over brush piles.

No catfish report this week.

The Berkley tournament is in two weeks. Lake Fork Marina has a large supply of Berkley products ranging from worms to crankbaits in stock. You need to stop in get a good selection of Berkley baits to get you through the two day tournament. See you there!
Speaking of the Berkley Tournament, I have a couple of days open for guided Bass trips to help you get ready for the tournament. Give me a call at: (903) 413-6919 or E-mail me at: [email protected]. Keep a tight line and fish safe this week.




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 79

Thursday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 70

Friday

Rain Showers

Hi: 78

Friday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 83

Saturday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 71

Sunday

Rain Showers

Hi: 79

Sunday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 65


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/25: 403.21 (+0.21)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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